16.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Daily treatment for those affected by TB will begin in the State on Tuesday. This is in keeping with the new guidelines of the Revised National TB Control Programme and a shift in the treatment protocol from intermittent to daily treatment.

The first dose of the new drug regimen will be administered to patients during the formal launch of the daily regimen for TB in Jharkhand

With nearly 1400 deaths every day, TB continues to be a grave public health crisis in India.

INTERNATIONAL

· World Food Day is observed on 16th October

Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar.

The Theme for World Food Day 2017 is “Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development”.

The day is to celebrate the progress we have already made towards reaching #ZeroHunger.

· Audrey Azoulay elected as Director General of UNESCO

Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay (45) was elected as new Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)the UN’s education, science, and culture agency.

She succeeds Irina Bokova of Bulgaria.

She defeated Qatar’s Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari in the final 30-28 vote after she won a runoff with a third finalist from Egypt.

· Roger Federer Cruises to Shanghai Masters Title

Roger Federer won world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters and register his fourth victory of the year over his Spanish rival.

He is the only man who can still stop Nadal ending the year as number one, took an hour and 12 minutes to claim his sixth title of the year and his second Shanghai crown with a clinical performance.

He has also won a record eighth Wimbledon title & became the tournament’s oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic. Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title in Wimbledon title 2017.

NATIONAL

· Union Government has started sending money to Gram Panchayats directly

Minister of State Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore stated that Union Government started sending money to Gram Panchayatsdirectly so that they can plan their development works on their own.

Around 29 crore new accounts have been opened in last two and half years and now benefits of different schemes are being transferred directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries.

He has made the Banks accountable and if they refuse to give the loan to any person under MUDRA Yojna then they have to give a reason.